Santa Fe Volcano
Updated: Apr 23, 2024 22:34 GMT -
Shield volcano 200? m / 656 ft
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, -0.81°S / -90.07°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, -0.81°S / -90.07°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Santa Fe volcano eruptions: Pleistocene
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Background
Santa Fe Island consists of the faulted remnant of a Pliocene shield volcano capped by numerous cinder cones. Potassium-Argon dates range from 3.9-0.72 million years ago (Geist et al., 1986; White et al., 1993). Fumarolic activity was observed in 1970, but not in 1984.---
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Santa Fe Volcano Photos
Maya people watching the Santiaguito volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
View onto the complex of the 4 overlapping lava domes of Santiaguito from the summit of Santa Maria volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Dawn from Santa Maria volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Silhouette of Santa Maria and Cerro Quemado volcanoes (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)